Website Cookie

The company uses cookies and pixels to ensure website functionality, track usage patterns, personalise content, analyse traffic and enable social media features to function correctly.

These cookies are essential for the website to function correctly. We do not collect personal information, other than what you allow us to store in terms of site usage.

The information collected by our cookies will never be shared with third party service providers under any circumstance.

By your usage of this site, you consent to the use of our cookies as stated within.

Policy

This policy works alongside our Privacy Policy. The purpose of this policy is to describe what cookies are, what we use them for, during your visit to or use of our website.

What are cookies?

The company may place small text files called ‘cookies’, on your device when you visit our website. These files do not contain personal data, but they do contain a personal identifier allowing us to associate you with a certain device.

Why do we use cookies?

These files serve a number of useful purposes for you, including:

• Granting you access to restricted content.
• Tailoring our website’s functionality to you personally, by letting us remember your preferences, location or device type.
• Improving how our website performs.
• Understanding who our audience is, so that we can provide content most relevant to you.

Types Of Cookies We Use

We use different types of cookies on our website.

All of these cookies are placed by us for the purpose of essential site functionality.

We do not use third-party plug-ins.

We do not use third-party suppliers nor advertisers, therefore we do no sell or pass your information on.

These cookies may be deleted from your device at different times, such as at the end of your browsing session (when you leave the website) or after a pre-set amount of time, or they may persist on your device until you delete them.

We use the following types of cookies on our website:

• Essential Cookies
  • These cookies allow our website to perform its essential functions. Without these cookies, some parts of our websites would stop working.
• Site Analytics Cookies
  • These cookies monitor how our website is performing, and how you interact with it. We use them to know how best to improve our website or services.
• Functional Cookies
  • These cookies remember who you are as a user of our website. We use them to remember any preferences you may have selected on our website, like saving your username and password or settings.

Deleting Cookies

Your internet browser generally accepts cookies automatically, but you can often change this setting to stop accepting them. You can also delete cookies manually.

Deleting, or no longer accepting cookies, may prevent you from accessing certain aspects of our website where cookies are necessary or because the website forgot your preferences.

Updates To This Policy

We may occasionally make changes to this policy.

When we make material changes to this policy, we will provide you with a prominent notice on our website or send you an email.

We may notify you in advance.

Website Disclaimer

While reasonable care has been taken in compiling the information contained herein, such information is not intended to and should not be used or relied upon for any transaction. This site cannot be liable for the contents of these pages, nor for any use thereof or reliance placed thereupon by any person.

Except where otherwise stated the copyright of all site contents is owned by this site. No part of the site contents may be reproduced or transmitted or reused or be made available in any manner or any media, unless prior consent has been obtained from this owner of this site.

In the event of any dispute of whatever nature arising as a result of the use of the information, the user accepts, including users resident outside of the Republic of South Africa that the law of the Republic of South Africa shall apply.

Please be aware that this Legal Notice may change from time to time so repeated visits to the Legal Notice are beneficial.

1. & O.E.

Terms & Conditions

Please read these terms and conditions carefully, as access to it and use of the services and content included in it, signifies that you have read, understood and accept without reservation, these terms and conditions.

By using the online payment facility on this website, you warrant that you are authorised to use the credit card for the payment you are making, and that you provide Timothy Griesel and Yoco the authorisation to charge your credit card.

As the person procuring this service, you agree to be bound by and comply with these terms and conditions. If you do not accept these terms, please do not use this facility.

Detailed Description of Services

Timothy Griesel is a South African based wildlife photography company providing digital downloads of imagery.

Delivery Policy

Confirmation of payment receipt will be confirmed with once Timothy Griesel receives payment. Once payment has been confirmed and completed, the client will be contacted by Timothy Griesel should delivery be required.

Returns and Refunds Policy

Timothy Griesel complies with the Consumer Protection Act. Should the client change his/her mind regarding the product acquired, Timothy Griesel will consider refunding the Client, less an amount for any direct expenses already incurred on behalf of the client in respect of the service. Timothy Griesel can process a refund back onto a credit card (Visa or MasterCard) and into a client’s bank account. The client may be liable for credit card administration fees charged to Timothy Griesel in this regard.

Customer Privacy Policy

Timothy Griesel shall take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information of its users. We are committed to protecting your privacy.  This privacy policy applies to all the web pages related to this website and its redirects. 

By using this website, you signify your acceptance of our privacy policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our site. We will not process your information without your express or implied consent after which you will be deemed to have read and accepted the terms of this policy. 

This privacy policy is governed by the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25, 2002 (“ECTA”) and the Protection of Personal Information Act 4, 2013 (“POPIA”) which you are encouraged to read for further information on the applicable principles.  For the purpose of this policy, “personal information” shall be as defined in the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA). 

All the information gathered in the online forms on the website is used to personally identify users that subscribe to this service. The information will not be used for anything other than which is stated in the Terms & Conditions of use for this service. None of the information will be sold or made available to anyone and we will not disclose your personal information to any third party without your express consent unless where required by law.

The Site may collect certain information about your visit, such as the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which you access the Internet; the date and time you access the Site; the pages that you access while at the Site and the Internet address of the Website from which you linked directly to our site. This information is used to help improve the Site, analyse trends, and administer the Site.  We will not store your payment information, including credit card details, on our systems.  Our website makes use of cookies which may be used for advertising information purposes and the information collected on our behalf by third parties is anonymous and does not personally identify you.  Your web browser can be changed to reject cookies and the website will still be fully operational.

We retain your personal information for as long as the information is relevant to our business purposes or until you request that we remove the information by contacting our Privacy and Information Officer subject to relevant legislation.  Disposal of your personal information will be in a manner that preserves your privacy.

We will take reasonable steps to protect the personal information we collect from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.  While we will use our all reasonable endeavours to safeguard your person information we cannot guarantee that your personal information will be protected against unauthorised access, misuse or disclosure. We do not accept any liability for the improper actions of unauthorised third parties.

We may need to change this policy from time to time in order to address new issues and reflect changes on our site. We will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose that information to anyone. Please refer back to this policy regularly. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean that you accept those changes. 

You will be able to access your personal information, subject to a reasonable administrative fee.  If you would like to request and/or update your personal information and/or if you have any enquiry about this about how we process your personal information or this privacy policy, please send us an e-mail addressed to the Privacy and Information officer by contacting our office, details below. 

Liability

Timothy Griesel and its representatives will incur no liability, if we are unable to complete the processing of the credit card transaction, because of any one or more of the following circumstances:

• The information provided for payment by the client is declined due to insufficient funds to complete the transaction;
• The information provided for payment is declined due to address verification systems, security code mis-matches, over limits, or any other reason as reported by the banking institution;
• Circumstances beyond the control of Timothy Griesel and Pay Fast, such as fire, flood , internet delays, interruption or malfunction, or interference from an outside source, which prevents the proper execution of this transaction;
• Timothy Griesel cannot accept liability for a payment not reaching the correct Client account due to you providing an incorrect reference number or other incorrect details whether personal or otherwise;
• Timothy Griesel cannot accept liability for a payment not reaching the correct Client account where payment is refused or declined by the Card Supplier for any reason;
• If the card supplier declines payment, Aykiers is under no obligation to bring this fact to your attention.
• It is your responsibility to check with the Card Supplier that payment has been deducted from the debit or credit account;

Timothy Griesel will not be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of the use, inability to use, or the results of use of this site, any websites linked to this site, or the materials or information contained at any or all such sites, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, delict or any other legal theory and whether or not advised of the possibility of such damages.

Credit Card Acquiring and Security

Online credit card transactions will be acquired for Timothy Griesel via Yoco who are the approved payment gateway in South Africa. Yoco uses the strictest form of encryption, and no credit card details are stored on this website. Clients may go to the following link to view their security certificate and security policy:

• https://www.yoco.co.za/za/

Client Details Separate From Card Details

Client details will be stored by Timothy Griesel separately from card details which are entered by the client on Yoco’s secure site. Timothy Griesel will not store any card details. For more detail on Yoco refer to:

• https://www.yoco.co.za/za/

Merchant Outlet Country and Transaction Currency

The merchant outlet country at the time of presenting payment options to the cardholder is South Africa. Transaction Currency is South African Rand (ZAR).

Responsibility

Timothy Griesel takes responsibility for all aspects relating to the transaction including sale of goods and services sold on this website, customer service and support, dispute resolution and delivery of goods.

Country of Domicile

This website is governed by the laws of South Africa and Timothy Griesel chooses as its domicilium citandi et executandi for all purposes under this agreement, whether in respect of court process, notice, or other documents or communication of whatsoever nature, South Africa.

Variation

Timothy Griesel may, in its sole discretion, change this agreement or any part thereof at any time without notice.

Company Information

This website is run by Timothy Griesel with its location based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Timothy Griesel Contact Details

Physical Address:       20 Republic Road,

Cnr Republic and Main Street, Bordeaux, Randburg, Johannesburg

Postal Address:          P.O. Box 41419, Craighall, 2024
Email:                          [email protected]
Head Office:                +27 (0) 10 100 3127

As the person procuring this service, you agree to be bound by and comply with these terms and conditions. If you do not accept these terms please do not use this facility.

Image Usage

For all Content made available for download on this website, Timothy Griesel grants you a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to download and use the Content (unless otherwise stated), excluding for commercial purposes, without attributing the content owner (Timothy Griesel). The Content made available for download under this License (“Timothy Griesel’s Content”) is implied as all content on this website (unless otherwise stated).

The License does not include:

• the right to compile any Content to replicate a similar or competing Service;
• the right to claim content as your own (this download and purchase of content from this website does not transfer copyright to the purchaser);
• the right to sell copies of the Content without first updating, (i.e., selling unaltered copies of photos, videos or other content), including selling the Content as prints or printed on physical goods. All requests of this kind will be managed on a one on one basis.

5.7. Be aware that, depending on your intended use of the Content, you may need the permission or consent of a third party (e.g. owner of a brand, identifiable person or author/rights holder of copyrightable work depicted in the Content).